Chapter 10: Shadows
Now that Elmer had recovered, what to do with the remaining Vignetting powder was his top priority right now.
Although after the outbreak of the plague, the hospital and the church immediately entrusted the three major guilds to purchase and collect the powder of the dark corner, there were still some people with ulterior motives who secretly purchased a lot of it, hoarding it in an attempt to make a lot of money. When the Black Guard noticed this, he immediately launched an operation and caught many black-hearted merchants.
No matter how ruthless the Black Guard's methods are, the fish that slipped through the net still exists. In order to avoid being tracked down by the Black Guards, these people separated the vignetting powder and let people take it to the guild for money, only one point at a time.
And the Black Guard also strictly monitored the three major guilds, secretly investigating everyone who came to the guild to sell the powder of the dark corner, trying to find the mastermind behind it.
Vince's biggest problem right now is how to avoid the eyes and ears of the Blackguard and the guild.
Although he has no contact with those illegal traders, he has to guard against people, and if the person who follows him finds that he only has one-star strength and is helpless, then if he sees money for a while, it is still very common for a person to disappear in the slums.
After all, this is Kyryton, the famous city of the brave, and countless people flock to this city every day for their dreams, and then disappear into the depths of the Demon Mist Forest, without even leaving a name.
Wins thought about it carefully, this was the first time in his life that he had obtained such a valuable item, and a careless one might suffer a big loss.
First of all, Dark Moon definitely can't go, there are too many acquaintances, and the possibility of being recognized is too great. Although everyone is a colleague, it is better not to let them know.
Steel Shield is more remote than the other two, so you don't have to think that it must be the focus of Black Guard's observation. In this way, Risak, located in the heart of the city, seems to be the only option.
As for the black market, Vins didn't think about it at all, although it was good to get rich, you also had to have a life to enjoy.
Now the price of vignetted powder has been speculated to 50 silver nar a gram on the black market, and the price of regular channels is also 30 silver nar, and it takes at least 20 grams to completely cure a plague patient, which means that it takes at least 6 gold kroner to treat the plague. Six gold crowns, enough to find a temporary place to stay in Upper Town of Carryton.
And now, after treating Elmer, Wins still has a hundred grams of vignetting powder left, which is undoubtedly a huge amount of money! But he can't just sell all the vignetting powder, and now the plague is still rampant in the city, and maybe one day the people around him will unfortunately be infected, so Wens plans to sell only forty grams. Twelve gold crowns is enough for a lot of things.
After getting the money tomorrow, Vins first planned to buy a suitable outfit, after all, he would go to the City Lord's Mansion the day after tomorrow to learn that universal spell from Sosk.
Darkmoon's overalls were clearly inappropriate for private visits, and the only outfit that Vince could get his hands on had already been "heroically sacrificed" in the pursuit of the Darkhorn Cat last week. At that time, if he was caught by the patrolling guards as a thief who infiltrated Uptown because of his clothes, then Vins would not be able to be a man in Darkmoon in the future.
Secondly, he wanted to buy some furniture for his home.
The home hasn't been renovated since his parents disappeared, and when Vince looks around, most of the furniture in the house is in disrepair. Twelve gold crowns was enough to move him out of this cramped, gloomy building, but deep down he still cherished the place that was so tender to him.
In the end, he wanted to leave the rest of the money for Elmer as her tuition. Nineteen-year-old Elmer is about to face the pressure of going on to higher education. Aylmer has always been an excellent student at school, and going to school shouldn't be a problem for her. But when she goes to higher education, she needs a lot of tuition. Vince didn't want Uncle Evan to worry about it anymore.
At an early age, Wince went to school with Elmer with the modest inheritance of his parents and the support of Uncle Aven. But after only completing his basic education and understanding the financial strain on Uncle Aven's family from the tuition fees for his two children, Wince left school to work as a child laborer at the church to support himself.
After so many years, it's time for him to repay the favor.
With a definite plan for the future, Vins's heart suddenly became much more steady. Hiding the powder under the bed, he washed up and went to bed and fell asleep.
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At seven o'clock in the morning, Vins, who was slowly waking up from his sleep, suddenly had a strange feeling.
He just opened his eyes and felt that today's world was exceptionally clear and bright, and his whole body seemed to be injected with new vitality, completely without the sleepiness of getting up the next day after a busy day, and at this moment he seemed to be more in tune with the world.
Since Vince recalled in time that he was flying around in the sky just now in his dream, in order to make sure that the "stamina" that was not his dream had not passed, Vince still sat on the bed for a while.
But the feeling has not diminished in the slightest.
Sensing this, Vince stood on the ground with an excited somersault on the bed and yelled, "I'm a two-star warrior!!"
The promotion of his companions Joel and Titch made Vins, who was in the same group of hunting assistants as them, quite unconvinced, and he had already privately figured out how he felt when he was promoted to two stars, which was no different from how he felt now!
Vince, who had successfully advanced to the meeting, closed his eyes and felt the soul imprint he had grown, and he couldn't wait to get up and running, he wanted to see his two-star ability: petrified skin!
The magic flowed out quickly from the soul imprints in his body, and Vince felt them melt into every inch of his skin, forming a solid layer of armor that perfectly protected himself.
He opened his eyes and looked at his arm excitedly, there was a gray-white film on the surface of the skin of his arm, which he couldn't really see if he didn't look carefully, but Wen Si knew very well in his heart that this film was enough to resist the wind blade of a mage of the same level!
The ecstatic Vins saw that the petrified skin was not enough, and hurriedly ran to the bathroom, used it again in the mirror, and just wanted to come a second time, he suddenly stopped.
No, I've got to save some magic for Joel to show him, so that he always laughs at me for not being able to get to two stars!
At the thought of this, Vince was full of motivation, and after a rush to wash up, he put on his work clothes and rushed out of the house.
When you come to the street, the sun is rising, and the sky is blue and white. Although the plague was still spreading, the morning air was as fresh as ever, and in the eyes of Wins, who had just been promoted, the air was not only fresh, but even had a hint of sweetness.
There are not many people who go to work in the early morning, and Wens, who is in the flow of people, feels the seemingly endless vitality of the city and himself, and he can't help but flutter.
Vince couldn't sit in the carriage, but he couldn't wait to see his friends, so he rushed to the guild with his limbs.
After trotting all the way to the guild, Vince looked around and didn't see Joel, and early in the morning, in the hall on the first floor of the guild, only Yerevan was busy posting commissions on the notice wall.
"Good morning, Uncle Yerevan. "Vins greeted Yerevan and wanted to tell them the good news first.
"Good morning Vins, breakfast is ready, the window seat is still vacant, you can go and enjoy this pleasant morning first. Yerevan said to Vins without looking back, and after saying that, he walked to the office without stopping, and had no intention of continuing the conversation.
"Uncle Yerevan, actually I ......"
The only thing that was answered by Vins's interactive request was the merciless "bang" of Yerevan closing the door and his faint cursing at work and his boss in the office......
Showing off the failure of his plan, Vins walked to the restaurant behind the guild in despair.
The restaurant in Darkmoon's backyard was supposed to provide three meals a day for the children who were training assistants, and the meals in it were limited but economical.
But the fact that it is cheap attracts a lot of financially strapped people in the dark moon, after all, there are still many poor people among the adventurers, and they also follow the children to eat from time to time, and over time this restaurant has become open to insiders. People like Vins, who can save money on weekdays, have long been regulars at this restaurant.
After spending six copper fairs to buy a simple breakfast, Wins picked up the daily newspaper of Carryton that had just walked at the front desk and read it - frugal as he did not have the habit of subscribing to newspapers, and on weekdays he always said hello to Yerevan and then looked at his newspaper, but today Wens took it without telling him, which was a small revenge for Mr. Yerevan's cold attitude.
Opening the newspaper, Vince flipped through the guide and went straight to the point.
The first headline of the news was still a report on the plague, and it was full of clichés. As for when a cheap prescription for plague will be developed, how the plague should be prevented, and whether plague patients can receive some pensions, the news has vaguely mentioned it.
Turning to the second version, the protagonist is sure to be the beast tide that Vince personally experienced yesterday, and the content is nothing more than how many deaths and injuries, how big the scale is, and the three major guilds jointly issued a statement, advising everyone not to go to the Demon Mist Forest in the near future. Vince probably just glanced at it twice, and then turned to the next page.
Rarely, the title of the third page is still in the same capitalized and bold font as the first or second page.
Shocked! The three major guilds have discovered the ancient magic enchantment on the second floor of the leyline corridor, which hides shocking secrets!
Vince sat up straight in an instant, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet. He nervously glanced around, there were still very few people eating in the restaurant, and no one noticed his abnormality.
OK...... Vins breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and a layer of cold sweat had already formed in his palms.
Knowing that no one would associate a little employee of the Dark Moon with the mysterious barrier on the second floor of the leyline corridor, but for some reason, as soon as Vince saw about that barrier, he couldn't help but think of the sword that tore him apart in his dream, and a feeling of fear grew wildly in his heart.
After calming down, Vince wiped the cold sweat from his palms on his clothes, hurriedly picked up the newspaper and began to read the news about the enchantment carefully.